“We Are Here” Stories (List View)

Palm Beach County residents were asked:

Please tell us about an important moment in your life that would help someone understand what it’s like living in your neighborhood.

The stories and micro-narratives they submitted (as part of the We Are Here SenseMaker project) are listed below. Click ZOOM IN to learn more about the community member and how they interpreted their submission. NOTE: Some stories were partially transcribed by volunteers who shortened the narratives and referred to the storytellers in the third person (e.g., “her experience was” instead of “my experience was”).


Nov 5, 2018

Work for it

Buying my first house was a important moment in my life. Everything I got I had to work for it.nobody won’t give you anything around here.
Mar 4, 2019

Support (Story #618)

Community get together
Oct 25, 2018

Rip daddy

Important moment in my life was losing my father. When he left my life I had to survive in this neighborhood alone.its a pretty ruff neighborhood I needed my dad for certain things.
Mar 9, 2019

Truth, streets, and what comes with it

I saw death the morning of my high school graduation. It let me know about
Mar 4, 2019

Success and growth

Ver good community with community with a lot of potential
Oct 20, 2018

lost and found

one moment in my life is the time when this girl was kidnapped right and the whole community came togheter to help find her.